Quirky Mom? Mother as Coffee Table? A Book: A look at women's role in history.

Mother by Judy Olausen Christmas gift for a quirky mom in your life? Or gift for a feminist interested in the history of women and the literature that has helped liberate them I bought this for my mom years ago after finding it at a second hand store. She was quirky and one of a kind! I miss her. Wish I had asked many more questions about so many things. This book is for the quirky, but really, this is a serious book about the history of women and how their role has evolved. Or has it!? A vision of the mid-century mother Published June 12, 2019 https://www.norwegianamerican.com/judy-olausen-mother/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-05-26-bk-8445-story.html Weight: 1# 11.4 oz. Mother as Coffee Table. Mother as Doormat. Mommy Deer. Shocked by Spock. Life Sentence From article link above: "A personal project developed into a best-selling and influential book, Mother, published in 1996, which broke a sales record at The New York Times. Olausen described her book as “… a vision of the Eisenhower era mother, eager to please, ready to serve and blissfully sweeping the unmentionable under the rug.” It is also a loving tribute to her mother, Vivian, who modeled for the images. Quoted in Harper’s, Olausen described her mother as part of “… a forgotten generation of women who put their kids and husbands before their own needs and hovered in the background, like furniture.”" Like new. Dust Jacket in place. Bundle to save! Weight 5# or less.